Engine-hood fastener.



'L. PEAGAN.

ENGINE HOOD FASTEN APPLICATION FILED IEB.9. 1914.

fatented Oct. 13, 1914.

194L111 a no w UNITED" sTATES PAT NT OFFICE.

LESLIE FEAGAN, or MALTA BEND, I'ssoURI.

ENGINE-HOOD FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed February 9, 1914. Serial No. 817,608.

- Patented Oct.

To all whom it may mm.-

Be it known that I, LESLIE FEA AN, a

citizen of the United States of America, residing at Malta Bend, in the county ofduction of a simple and efiicient means for.

holding the 5 hood against accidental re moval from the body of the automobileand at the same time allowing the same to be readily placed upon the frame "of the automobile over the engine or removed therefrom.

' and claimed.

Another object of this invention is the production of a simple and eflicientcatch for holding the engine hood detachably' upon the body or frame of an automobile.

- With these and other objects in View this invention consists of certain novel combinations, constructions, and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter fully described In the accomp anying drawing :-Figure 1 is a transverse sectionalview throughan automobile hood showing the securing device applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective of the inner portion of the hood showing the'fastener in perspective. Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on llne 33 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a detail perspective of one of the supporting brackets for the pivoted catch. ,Fig. 5 is adetail perspective oflthe' pivoted catch used in connection with the present invention. Fig. 6 is'a vertical section through oneof the socket casings, showing the manner. in which the latch member engages the same. I p By referring to thedrawings it"will be seen that '1' designates the hood which-is of the usual construction and is provided with i Fig. 3. f

The lower end of the latch 6 terminates in a downwardly curved portion 9.

A pair of stop brackets 11 are supported upon the inner face of the side walls of the hood 1, and'these brackets 11 carry a stop pin 12,1'which pin is adapted to limit the rearward swing of the lower end of the latch '6. A coil spring 131s secured to the lug 11 ofthe latch 6 and is also secured to the inner face of the hood 1 so as to norupper end of the latch 6.

. A socket casing 15 is carried upon each side of the frame 16 of the automobile and comprises a substantially hollow rectangular body having angularly extending feet 17 for facilitating the securing of the casing 15 to the frame of the automobile 16. ,The' casing 15 is provided with an overhanging upper end 19 for receiving the downwardly in-efficient means for holdingthe' latch in firm engagement with the casing "15. It

.13 by exerting an outward pull upon the upperend of the latch 6 will tend to force the downwardly curved end 9 of the latch '6 outwardly. limit the outward swing of the end 9 of the latch 6 so as to at all times hold the latch 6 in an operative position. When the hood is being placed in position upon the frame of the automobile and the sides thereof broughtdown to the'position shownv in full lines in Fig. 1 from the position shown in dotted lines in- Fig. 1, the downwardly curved end 9 will engage the upper end 19 of the casing 15 and-be forced outwardly until the same passes the upper end 19. "The itscorrect position shown? full lines in ---n, o cairse, should be understood that the latch .6 is only adapted to hold the hood against accidental removal from the body 'siredto removethe hood fromvthe body it the handles '2, andby giving asudden pull upon the handle the latch 6 will be released from the casing 15 and the hood may-be opened or entirely of the automobile. Having thus described the is claimed as new, is

device of the'class described compriss curved end 9 of the latch 6 for constituting should be understoodthat the coil spring latch 6, will in this manner be directed to of the -automobile ,'but if it should be deremoved from the body mallyexert an outward pressure upon the The pin 12, however,- will will only be necessary to lift upwardly upon 1 invention what latch pivotally supported Within said hood,

ing a support, socket members carriedby latch, and meansffor exerting an outward'lo said support, each socket member comprispressure upon the upperend of said latch. ingan open-sided casing provided with an In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my overhanging upper end, a hood, a spring signature in presence of two witnesses.

said latch provided with a downwardly and LESLIE FEAGAN' forwardly bent end for fitting under said Witnesses: overhanging upper end, means for limitingI .Mrs. R. B. FEAGAN, the inward swing of the upperend of said F. E. DICKEY. 

